Important items that must be on your child’s IEP. “I got a call to pick up my daughter today because she put a child in a choke hold.” That’s what one of our group members posted recently. Sounds awful, right? I mean, obviously, that child needs a behavior plan. But wait, there’s more- “Name of […]

IEP Manifestation Determination Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare for One, for parents. “Help! The principal called and I have to go to a Manifestation Determination hearing….what do I do?” That’s a question I hear often, and while I have done posts on dealing with suspensions and discipline, I have never actually done […]

Discipline and the Disabled Child. Several years ago, I was in Juvenile Court with a teen client. I was her IEP advocate, but on this day I was there for moral support. The grandmother had asked me to speak to the judge about her educational programming (or lack thereof, as it was). This teen had […]